I agree that we are not concerned so much about identity theft,
although one could conjur up an indentity theft scenario, but
privacy and security is an issue. There are security issues in the
collection, use and storage of the information, like any IT
application. Also, these records, once created, could possibly be
subject to the Federal Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act or the similar Provincial Legislation where
it exists.

The moral and civil liberties arguments will continue forever. It is
up to us in the security industry to make it our own, individual and
group, responsibility to do our best to ensure the right checks and
balances are in place to ensure misues doesn't occur.

Hugh

--- In cansecurity@yahoogroups.com, Bill <wdtcan@y...> wrote:
> The use of video in public spaces...out-ways any of the privacy
issues, it reduces crime substantially, it reduce the cost of
manpower as it relates to foot or vehicle patrol, it is a fantastic
forensic evidence trail, (the British subway bombers case). The
issues of identity theft can not be applied to video...there is no
use of personal data which can be used for criminal activity. It is
still only a image with no pertinent personal data.
>
> What has tree huggers upset is that if they were to do anything
which is un-lawful...there will be an evidence trail...that they do
not like...the example should be used from the commercial and retail
area...video has reduce the exposure to crime substantially, the
only problem is that no fore-thought has been given to the use of
video. The present users are still using the application of 80%
psychological, and 20% is for real applications. This mind set much
change and it should be used as a tool for crime prevention and
detection. But this will take some time, many of the people within
our business do not have the appropriate knowledge to develope these
applications, and the users do not know the debth of the service.
>
> Bill
>
> "Fergus V. Keyes" <fergusk35@y...> wrote:
> Our company, Panamsec, a small player in the market, distributes a
lot
> of cameras. So as a Security guy, and from a business point of
view,
> the more cameras sold in Canada – the better. However, as an
> individual citizen, I also have some concern about the privacy
issue.
> Not only as it concerns cameras, but all the other data that the
> Governments and big business can now compile about a person. Of
> course, if the information is used for the protection, or even
just
> basic marketing, of the population, that's fine. But, what if
someday,
> this information is used for more sinister purposes, like Identity
> Theft. The whole issue causes a bit of a dilemma. Any thoughts?
>
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